
SBC Executive Committee search team elects officers
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee presidential search team met June 1 to elect officers and establish organizational plans for

Texas missions team ventures to North Dakota
A missions team from First Baptist Church Hurst, Texas, recently ventured to Fort Yates, North Dakota, on the Standing Rock Reservation in June. There, they partnered with Western Plains Baptist Church for a week of ministry.

Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for August 7
GOD HONORS 2 Kings 12:4–16 Problem (4–8) Joash was one of eight kings of Judah who did what was right

SBC abuse reform efforts energized by latest announcement
“Given the current legal and financial challenges facing the SBC and [EC], the formation of a new independent organization is the only viable path that allows progress toward abuse reform to continue unencumbered.” —Josh Wester, ARITF chair

IMB’s vital tool to engage an unreached people group
IMB missionaries have been trying to reach a people group in a remote area of South Asia that is considered

10 former SBC presidents urge avoiding ‘ultimatum’ with ERLC
“Every entity — including the ERLC — should be open to critique and committed to improvement. But there is a difference between refinement and eradication. A sledgehammer is not the tool for adjusting a mirror.”

Why preaching still matters in a digital world — even on television
When I started working in television, preachers and preaching were about the only thing on Christian TV. …

Longtime Baptist communicator Floyd Craig dies at 91
Longtime Baptist communicator Floyd Craig died Aug. 30 at the age of 91.